Poldable bed supporting means



April 21, 1925.

G. F. CANE FOLDABLE BED SUPPORTING MEANS Filed Jam. 18, 1922 m W. m

60/100N F. (/V/VE Patented 1 925;

p CALIFORNIA.

To all mama mag concern:

j Be a known =thatI,- GORDON r. s, r y a citizen of the United State-sanda resident of which the following is a specification My invention relates to the supports a which carry the swinging bed-frame of partieularly the type of foldable' bed whichin thefolded position is adapted to move in a fllOIlZOlltdlJPlilIltl-E.

supporting means of the character described with beauty of designffand simplicity of conStructionQ- videmeansof the character described which genables'the bed to be readilyinstalled, V

The invention possessesother objects and I lowing descriptiouof the preferred form of of the specification. It is tobelunderstood made by the said drawings and description, as I may-adopt variations of t-he preferred form within the scope of my invention" as set forth in the claims; Referring to said drawings: n a I Figure 1 is a perspective view of the head end of aflfoldable bed provided with the supportingmeans of my invention;

Figure is a fragmentary section of the Brieflyexpressed the invention in its presand arranged to be attached to thelower an ports at a pointspaced from the panel carry the supports are provided withjupwardly a ,protruding integral studs. which are arranged to extend well up into andlie cncealed within the hollow side posts of the ,In thisman'ner the supports, while being secured to the panel unobstruswely, are

1 of iOakland -"county ofwAlameda, State of California, have invented a, certain new" and u seftrl'l oldable-Bed Supporting Means,

a f" which insuresmaximum strength combined.v

feature's of advantagd'someof which, with j the foregoing, willbe setforth in the folmy invention which is illustrated in the drawings'accompanylng and forming: part,

1 that I do not limitmyself to the showing studs are engaged in the posts.

lower portion ofthe head end of the bed.

ent embodiment comprises a pair ofsupportsadapted to lie at the sides of the bedv edge of agpanel orthe like such as is mount- 1 ed toswing about a vertical axis. The supa bedvqframe for pivotal movement :about a horizontalaxis Adjacent the panel I head-board of the bed, the headboard be-fl ing fixedto the panel near its upper end a PATENT wOfF FICEQF enema nouns;:oF OAKLAND, CALIFGBWIA, #Sfi h AMERICAKJATJGTOMME OCKLIAND LIFT CQ1VI2ANYQVOEQSANERAQNGISCO, onmronnrn, vA co-nronn'rronon -sotmsmsmswmmma i i Applicatioufiled iahi 'ai 18,1932. seriai in. 530,169. g n

V nevertheless held rigidly and rendered fully :capabl of carrymg the bedframe in the foldediposition. j j V 1 Adetaileddescription follows: r

The foldable bed 2shown in the drawings is of the type adapted in the folded position to swing about a vertical axis to and from a" position of concealment. In the present embodiment thebed is arranged tobe securedto a panel 3 mounted to, allow of the swinging movement just noted. The

brackets or supports 4: and 5 which are arranged toxjlie at opposite sides of the bed and are provided with transversely extending ears? adapted to-lie adjacent thebotjt omfof the panelQand through which exr l Anotherobje'ct ofthe invention isto" proa tend-the screws8 that secure the supports to the panel. The supports extend perpendicularlyfromthe panel and are connected i p V l bed is primarilysupported on" apair of j l An object of the invention is to provide tending studs 13 over which the hollow posts :14 of the'head-frame 15 are adapted to fit. The studs are comparatively long and are arranged to be completely concealed within the posts. The upper and lower ends 17 and 18 of the studs are about sothat a snug fit is permitted when the V The head-j frame 15 which as here'shown isin'the shape ofan inverted U is fixed tothepanel 'offthe same width as the inside of the posts,

independent of the supports 4 and 5 by "means of bolts 19; o The latter are located near the top of the head-board so: that a comparatively large portion of the headboard is made use ofas a lever for resisting the jtensio'n ofthe supports due to the weight ofthe 7 structure supported therebyl It will be'clear that since'the studs are concealed, practically the only visible portion of the supports isthe bodythereof; andsince the body somewhatlresembles the side-posts an extremely harmonious appear-j anceis presented. I a l I claim: i

1. In a bed movable as a whole in a horizontal'plane, a pair of bracketsadapted to a be fixed tofa movable panel or the like and arrcnged to lie at the sides of the bed, a

'bed-frame ipivotally; supported on said brackets for movement in a vertical plane, upwardly extending studs on said brackets, a head frame including vertical hollow posts open at their lower extremities for the reception of said studs, and means for attaching said headboard to said support ing member adjacent the top of said headboard.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Oakland, California.

GORDON F. CANE. 

